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  2. Walnut Street Prison - Wikipedia

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    Walnut Street Prison was a city jail and penitentiary house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1790 to 1838. Legislation calling for establishment of the jail was passed in 1773 to relieve overcrowding in the High Street Jail; the first prisoners were admitted in 1776. [ 1 ]

  3. History of United States prison systems - Wikipedia

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    Jacksonian-era reformers and prison officials began seeking the origins of crime in the personal histories of criminals and traced the roots of crime to society itself. [106] In the words of historian David Rothman, "They were certain that children lacking discipline quickly fell victim to the influence of vice at loose in the community."

  4. The Rise of the Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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    The Rise of the Penitentiary: Prisons and Punishment in Early America is a history of the origins of the penitentiary in the United States, depicting its beginnings and expansion. It was written by Adam J. Hirsch and published by Yale University Press on June 24, 1992.

  5. Auburn system - Wikipedia

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    An 1855 engraving of New York's Sing Sing Penitentiary, which also followed the Auburn System. The Auburn system (also known as the New York system and Congregate system) is an American penal method of the 19th century in which prisoners worked during the day in groups and were kept in solitary confinement at night, with enforced silence at all times.

  6. Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort - Wikipedia

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    Joel Scott [10] −1825-1834—Scott became known as the institution reformer of his day. When he took charge, the inmates were in a deplorable condition, filthy and diseased. There were 84 convicts in the state penitentiary in 1825. 1825–1856 – In 1825 the principle changes and the state enters into a partnership contract.

  7. The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York - Wikipedia

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    According to the book, it seems that the more successful a reformer, the less compassionate they tended to be. Two failed attempts at prison reform came to the author's attention. The first involved Thomas Eddy, who founded Newgate prison in 1796. The second was a group in the 1840s who were intent on fighting the terrible conditions that had ...

  8. How Tom Selleck’s Ex-Wife Jacqueline Ray Wound Up in Prison

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    Why 'Blue Bloods' star Tom Selleck's ex-wife, Jacqueline Ray, is currently serving an 18-year prison sentence. What did she do? ... Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  9. Prison - Wikipedia

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    A 19th-century jail room at a Pennsylvania museum. A prison, [a] also known as a jail, [b] gaol, [c] penitentiary, detention center, [d] correction center, correctional facility, remand center, hoosegow, or slammer, is a facility where people are imprisoned under the authority of the state, usually as punishment for various crimes.